Bruno Bianchi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 September 1955 Chartres, France |
| Died | 2 December 2011 (aged 56) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Animator |
Bruno Bianchi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈbruːno ˈbjaŋki], 6 September 1955 – 2 December 2011) was a French cartoonist, comics artist [1] and animation director. Bianchi worked extensively as an artist, director and producer on animated television productions; including Heathcliff, Iznogoud and most notably, Inspector Gadget, which he also co-created.[2][3]
Bianchi started his career at DiC Audiovisuel (later DiC Entertainment) in 1977 at age 22 as a cel painter, then gradually assumed creative positions. His first director's credit was on the 1980 edutainment mini-series Archibald le Magichien (directly translated: Archibald the Magic Dog). In 1983, Bianchi scored his first major directing job on Inspector Gadget, a series he co-created with Andy Heyward and DiC's founder Jean Chalopin.[4] Bianchi served as main character designer and supervising director on the show, which became one of the most iconic series produced by DiC.
Subsequently, Bianchi worked as a director, producer and designer on numerous other DiC Entertainment, Saban Entertainment and SIP Animation television animation productions from the 1980s until the mid-2000s. His credits include Heathcliff (where he co-created the Cats and Company characters together with Jean Chalopin), Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, M.A.S.K., Rainbow Brite, Diplodos (which he co-created and co-wrote with Jean Chalopin), Iznogoud, Princess Sissi and Gadget & the Gadgetinis (a spinoff of Inspector Gadget).[3]
In 2008, following the closure of SIP Animation, Bianchi founded his own studio, Ginkgo Animation.[3] One of Ginkgo's projects had been George and Me (French title Georges et Moi),[5] an adaptation of a 2006 Soleil Productions comic series that had first been picked up by SIP Animation as early as December 2007,[6] and had been planned to start production at SIP at the beginning of 2009.[7] However, by April 2011 this venture of Ginkgo's was considered unsuccessful due to changing priorities in the French animation industry,[5] according to one of the authors of the original comics.[8]
Bianchi died on 2 December 2011 at the age of 56.[3] He was buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris on 6 December 2011.[3][4]
Director[]
- 1983: Inspector Gadget
- 1984: Heathcliff
- 1985: Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
- 1985: Rainbow Brite
- 1985: Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
- 1985: M.A.S.K.
- 1986: Popples
- 1988: Diplodos
- 1992: Around the World in Eighty Dreams
- 1995: Space Strikers
- 1995: Iznogoud
- 1996: The Why Why? Family
- 1997: Princess Sissi
- 1998: Walter Melon
- 1998: Jim Button
- 2001: Wunschpunsch
- 2002: Gadget & the Gadgetinis
- 2004: The Tofus
Producer[]
- 1995: Iznogoud
- 1996: The Why Why? Family
- 1997: Princess Sissi
- 1998: Jim Button
- 2001: Wunschpunsch
- 2002: Gadget & the Gadgetinis
- 2003: What's with Andy? (season 2 only)
- 2004: The Tofus
- 2004: W.I.T.C.H.
- 2005: A.T.O.M. (Alpha Teens on Machines)
- 2008: Combo Niños
References[]
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bianchi_bruno.htm
- ↑ Arrant, Chris (2 December 2011). "French Animator Bruno Bianchi ("Inspector Gadget") Passes Away". Cartoon Brew. http://www.cartoonbrew.com/biz/french-animator-bruno-bianchi-inspector-gadget-passes-away.html. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "French TV Animator Bruno Bianchi Passes Away". Animation Magazine. 2 December 2011. http://www.animationmagazine.net/people/french-tv-animator-bruno-bianchi-passes-away/. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Disparition de Bruno Bianchi, le créateur de l'Inspecteur Gadget". Le Monde. 2 December 2011. http://lecomptoirdelabd.blog.lemonde.fr/2011/12/02/disparition-de-bruno-bianchi-le-createur-de-linspecteur-gadget/. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Georges et moi, le projet de série télé par ginkgo-animation - Maroin Eluasti.マロワン・エリュアスティ". 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "des NEWS de l'anim - N°13". www.animation-france.fr. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "UpNext-What's developing in kids production". Retrieved 22 October 2018.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ recherche, résultats de; recherche, résultats de (17 August 2006). "Georges et moi, Tome 1 : Bubble-gum et croquettes". Soleil Productions. Retrieved 23 October 2018 – via Amazon.
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